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PROPER
SUNNIBELIEFS
Translated through the blessings ofGhaus-ul-Waqt Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind
By a humble servant of ALLAAHMuhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori
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Contents
* Dedication
* Introduction
1. Almighty Allaah is free from all defects2. Allaah's Knowledge of the Unseen
3. Rasoolullah is Noor
4. Rasoolullah is the Most Unique Human Being
5. The Blessed Face of the Prophet
6. The Blessed Saliva of the Prophet
7. The Blessed Perspiration of the Holy Prophet
8. Intercession of the Holy Prophet
9. Permissibility of Keeping the Names Ghulaam Mustafa Etc.10. The Prophet Hears from Great Distances
11. Seeking Assistance from the Awliyah Allaah
12. The Prophet Is Our Benefactor
13. Wasila (Mediation)
14. The Teacher of the Entire Creation
15. Allaah Alone is the Teacher of the Prophet
16. The Deceased are able to hear
17. Permissibility of Reciting Zikr aloud after Salaah
18. Permissibility of Dua after Janaaza Salaah
19. Permissibility of Kissing the Hands and Feet of the Pious
20. Permissibility of Celebrating Meelad-Un-Nabi
21. Permissibility of Setting Aside Days
22. Permissibility of Khatam Shareef
23. Proclaiming Ya Sheikh Abdal Qaadir Jilani Shaian Lillah
24. Permissibility of Reciting Durood before and After Azaan
25. Permissibility of Kissing the Thumbs
26. The Beloved Prophet Is Alive27. The Prophet is Mercy unto the Worlds
28. The Prophet is Haazir and Naazir
29. The Prophets Ilm-E-Ghaib (Knowledge of the Unseen)
30. Rasoolullah Has Knowledge of This World and the Hereafter
* Munajaat
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this humble effort to:
* The Mujaddid Of The 14th Century Imam-E-Ahle Sunnat Ala Hazrat
Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khanwhose radiance of Knowledge
and Roohaniyat has and will continue to enlighten the hearts of
millions throughout the Globe until The Last Day. The personality who
stood firm in his battle against those who insulted the Prophetand in
doing so he protected the Imaan of the believers until the Last Day
*The Representative and Beloved Son of the Great Mujaddid, Hujjatul
Islam Hazrat Allama Haamid Raza Khan whose beauty and
eloquence saw no equal in his era, who in knowledge, wisdom and way
of life, was the ideal example of a true and sincere servant of
ALLAAH...
*The Ghaus of the Era, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind Ash Shah Imam
Mustafa Raza Khan , whose spiritualism and excellence attracted
millions of Muslims from all over the world, filling their hearts with
true love for the Holy Prophet. That personality who in his 92 years
in this world spent every moment for the pleasure of Allaah and His
Beloved Rasool
* Taajush Shariah, Rahbar-e-Tareeqat Allama Mufti Mohammed
Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadri Azhari & Muhadith-e-Kabeer, Mumtaz-ul-Fuqaha Hazrat Allama Zia-ul-Mustafa Qadri Amjadi , who have
both guided us in the love of our Great Mashaikh. May Allaah bless
them both with long life and good health and keep us in shade of their
blessings forever. Aameen
sag-e-MUFTI-E-AZAM
Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Noori
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INTRODUCTION
All Praise is due to Almighty Allaah who created the Holy Prophet
Muhammad Mustafa in the best of forms and sent him as Mercy
unto the worlds. Peace, blessings and salutations upon the Most
Exalted of Allaahs Creation, The One who will open the doors of
intercession, The True Mediator, The seal of Prophets, The Mercy
unto the worlds, The Light of Allaah, The Leader of the Prophets,
The One who was granted the Divine Vision, The One in whose hand
has been given the treasures of the knowledge of the universe, The
Beloved of Allaah, Our Master and our Beloved Rasool, Hazrat
Muhammad, whose Noor is the light of our hearts, and whose lovedraws us closer towards our Creator Allaah Almighty.
Peace and blessings upon his Noble and Honourable Family whose
love is essential upon us all, and upon his illustrious companions
who guide us through the darkness of this world. Peace and
blessings upon the Aima-e-Mujtahideen, who have with their
knowledge and wisdom made easy for us the understanding of the
laws of Allaah and His Rasool . Peace and blessings upon the
Awliyah-e-Kaamileen, whose rays of spiritualism enhances our
spirituality, thus bringing us closer to the Court of the Holy Prophet
. Peace and blessings upon the Ulama-e-Haq who have guided us
righteously on the path of the pious predecessors. Peace and
blessings upon all those who will follow the way of righteousness
until the last day.
Alhumdulillah, before you is a book called Proper Sunni Beliefs.
This book deals with numerous topics related to the Aqida (True
Belief) of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wa Jamaat and it also refutes the corrupt
beliefs of the wahabis, deobandis, gheyr muqallids and other corrupt
sects who try to corrupt the hearts and minds of the Ahle Sunnat with
their false and corrupt ideologies. Most of the information in this
document has been translated from the book; Ahle Sunnat Wa
Jamaat Kaun by Maulana Ziaullah Qadri. I read this book manyyears ago and found it very imformative and I had initially translated
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it many years ago but being a very swift translation, I had not found
time to revise the document and have it prepared for publication.
Alhumdulillah, I have now revised the entire document and
simplified whatever needed to be easily understood and also included
notes to further explain any topic needed further explanation.
This book simply explains numerous topics relating to the practices
of the Ahle Sunnat Wa Jamaat and alhumdulillah I am sure it will
serve as a means of much knowledge for those who study it with a
sincere heart. I also make sincere dua that it is a means of rectifying
misconceptions held by those who are confused or have been misled
regarding certain issues. This books also proves without any doubt
that the true Ahle Sunnat wa Jamaat are those who believe sincerely
and accept those issues and all other related issues discusses here. In
other words, to accept Allaah and His Rasool and to believe in
everything related to Allaah and His Rasool in totality.
I make sincere dua that Almighty Allaah accepts this humble effort
in His Majestic Court through the wasila of our Master Hazrat
Muhammad. I sincerely make dua that Almighty Allaah keeps usfirm in Imaan and protects our Imaan from the corrupt thoughts and
ideas of all corrupt sects. Aameen
I must thank all those who have assisted in any way possible in
making the publishing of this book a success. Special thanks to Hajee
Mohammed Amod and Brother Abdur Rasheed for the lenghty hours
spent in printing and setting this book. Special thanks to Brother
Rafik Abdul Gaffar (Bakali) for his kind contribution towards theprinting of this book and Brother Zainul Abideen Hoosen for reading
through this document and making valuable suggestions. May
Almighty Allaah grant him and all those who assisted us in any way
possible with Saadat-e-Daarain. Aameen
Sag-e-MUFTI-E-AZAM
Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi NooriRajab 1429 / July 2008
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Almighty Allaah Is FreeAlmighty Allaah Is FreeAlmighty Allaah Is FreeAlmighty Allaah Is Free
From All DefectsFrom All DefectsFrom All DefectsFrom All Defects
It is the belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at that Almighty Allaah
does not lie and He does not possess the power of telling a lie. Allaah
is free from all defects and those things which lead to defects.
Almighty Allaah says in the Holy Quran,
And whose word is more truthful than that of Allaah?[Surah Nisa Verse.122]
And whose word is more truthful than the word of Allaah.
[Surah Nisa Verse.87]
Imam-ul-Mufassireen, Imam Fakhrudeen Raazi states:
It is not permissible for any Muslim to even think that Allaah can
tell a lie. Actually to even think such a thought removes one from thefolds of Imaan. [Tafseer Kabeer Vol.5 Pg.179]
He further mentions:
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To be truthful is from amongst the Attributes of Allaah. The
evidence for this is that to tell a lie is a defect for Allaah and for Allaah to have any defect is Muhaal (Totally impossible) [TafseerKabeer Vol.4 - Pg.138]
Umdatul Mufasireen Imaam Abdur Rahmaan Baidhawi states:
A lie cannot find any place in the Message of Allaah, as it is adefect and to have a defect Muhaal for Allaah.[Tafseer Baidhawi
Pg.150]
Zubdatul Mufassireen Allama Ali bin Muhammad Khaazin states:
(The point to be mentioned) is the fact that there is none more
truthful than Allaah and He does not go against His Word and it is totally impossible for Allaah to lie[Tafseer Khaazin Vol.1 Pg.
421]
Allama Khateeb Muhammad bin Sharbeeni (Alaihir Rahma) states:
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The above command of Almighty Allaah is sufficient evidence that
it is Muhaal (totally impossible) for there to be a lie in the Message ofAllaah.[Tafseer Sirajum Muneer Vol.1 Pg.73]
Allama Muhammad bin Abdullah Tamrtaashi states:
To say that Allaah has the ability of tyranny, lies and ignorance is totally incorrect as it is an impossibility. The reason for this is
because that which is Muhaal (totally impossible) cannot be accepted
to be within the power of Almighty Allaah. [eg. the creation of
another Allaah which is definitely Muhaal] and according to the
Mu'tazillas (another corrupt sect firqa), He has the power but doesnot do so (Allaah forbid)[Tanweer ul Absaar]
It is in Fatawa Alamgiri:
Any person who says Allaah to possess a certain attribute which is
not worthy of His Being,
or says Allaah Taaala to be weary or to have some weakness, thensuch a person committed kaafir.[Fatawa Alamgiri Vol.2 Pg.258]
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Allama Muhammad bin Ali Qaari (Alaihir Rahma) states:
One must not think that Allaah has power over tyranny since this is
Muhaal for Allaah and that which is Muhaal is not under the
Qudrat (Power) of Allaah. The Mu'tazillas however believes thatAllaah has this power and does not do it.[Sharah Fiqh Akbar]
Note: This belief of the Mutazillas is absolutely corrupt and
unacceptable.
Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thaani Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi Faarooqi
states: That Most Exalted ONE (Allaah) is free and pure from all
defects, direction and limitations.[Maktoobat Vol.1 -Page.314]
Allaah's Knowledge
of the Unseen
It is the belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at that the knowledge of
unseen which is by Almighty Allaah is His Self (unattained)
Knowledge and He does not gain it from anyone.
This is known as Ilm-e-Zaati. Almighty Allaah says in the Holy
Quraan:
Allaah is He, besides whom there is none worthy of worship. (He
is) the Knower of every hidden and visible thing. It is He who is the
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Compassionate, Most Merciful.[Surah Hashr Verse.22]
The Knower of everything hidden and apparent, The Greatest, TheMost Supreme.[Surah Ar Raad Verse.9]
Undoubtedly You alone are the Knower of all that is unseen.
[Surah Al Maadah Verse.109]
One must note the important fact, that Allaah does not attain
knowledge from anyone, for His knowledge is ilm-e-Zaati, in other
words, His Self Knowledge. To enquire would prove that He does not
possess Divine Self knowledge. To believe that Almighty Allaah
enquires from anyone is total kufr and against the Quraan and the
Hadith.
RasoolullahRasoolullahRasoolullahRasoolullah
Is NoorIs NoorIs NoorIs Noor
Teri Nasle Paak me he bacha bacha Noor ka
Too he Aine Noor tera sub gharana Noor ka
The Aqida (belief) of the Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at is that the Prophet
(Sall Allaahu alaihi wasallam) is Noor (Light) and came to us in the
form of a man. Even though he came towards us in a human form, he is
Afdalul Bashr(The most superior human).
It should be noted that originality does not change by the changing of a
garb. Hazrat Jibraeel Ameen (Alaihis Salaam) is Noor but when
appeared before Hazrat Maryam he would appear to her in the form of
human.
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Concerning this Almighty Allaah states in the Holy Quraan:
Thus he appeared to her in the form of a healthy (well built) man
[Surah Maryam Verse.17]
It is in Mishkaat Shareef on the authority of the Second Khalifa of
Islam Hazrat Umar Farouk. He states:
Once we were in the Holy Court of the Prophet
and a man appeared.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad asked Hazrat Umar Farouk if he
recognised the person and Hazrat Umar Farouk said Almighty
Allaah and His beloved Rasool know better. The Prophet said,
It is Jibraeel (Alaihis Salaam). [Mishkaat-ul-Masabih Pg.11 -Bukhari Shareef]
It is obvious that the Sahaba referred to Hazrat Jibraeel (Alaihis
Salaam) as a man since they had seen him in the form of a human
being. He had black hair, hands, legs, eyes, ears and a nose. All these
are human qualities, yet it is obvious that he is not human but an Angel
who is Noor, and just appeared to them in the form of a man.
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It is a well known fact to the people of knowledge that in the Hadith it
has been narrated on numerous occasssions about how Hazrat Jibraeel
(Alaihis Salaam) presented himself in the Holy Court of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad as a human.
On many instances he came in the form of Sahabi-e- Rasool Hazrat
Dahia Kalbi.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad has stated,
The very first creation which Almighty Allaah created was myNoor. [Tafseer Nayshapuri Pg. 55 Vol.8 - Tafseer Roohul Bayaan
Pg.548 Vol.1 - Zurqaani Shareef Pg.37 Vol.1 - Madarijun Nabuiwa
Pg.2 Vol.2 - Bayaanul Milaadun Nabwi Li ibn Jauzi Pg.24]
The Distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Jaabir respectfullyenquired from the Holy Prophet ,
O Prophet of Allaah , my parents be sacrificed upon you. What is the first thing which Almighty Allaah created before everything
else?
The Holy Prophet Muhammad replied,
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O Jaabir ! Undoubtedly, before creating anything else, AlmightyAllaah created the Noor of your Nabi from His Noor[Mawahibul
Laduniyah Shareef Pg.9 Vol.1 - Zurqaani Shareef Pg.46 Vol.1
Seerat-e-Halbia Pg.37 Vol.1 - Sharah Dalailul Kheyraat Pg.210
Hujatullaahi alal Alameen Pg.28 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg.9 -Fatawa Hadeethia Pg.51]
The annotator of Bukhari Imam Ahmad Qastalaani in his most
distinguished work Mustataab Mawahibul Laduniyah presents a
narration on the authority of Hazrat Imam Zainul Abedeen who
narrates from His father Hazrat Imam Husain who narrates from His
father Hazrat Ali Mushkil Kusha that the Holy Prophet said,
14000 years before the creation of Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam), Iwas a Noor (Light) by my Creator. [Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.10
Vol.1 - Jawahirul Bihar Pg.774 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya, Pg.9
Hujatullaahi Alal Alameen - Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Pg.370 Vol.2]
After examining the above mentioned sayings of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad it is as bright and evident as the sun that the Holy
Prophet referred to himself as being Noor and he did so in a veryclear manner to his Ummah. Those who oppose and contradict the
Nooraniyat of the Holy Prophet are definitely against the Holy
Prophet .
Now let us examine the Aqida (belief) of the Glorious Sahaba-e-
Kiraam (Companions of the Prophet ) who are beacons of guidance
for the Ummah.
Renowned Muhaditheen of the Ummate Muhammadi Allama
Muhadith Baihiqi and Hazrat Allama Yusuf Nabhaani have explained
the belief of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique from one of his stanzas in
praise of the Hoy Prophet :
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Muhammad Mustafa is the Honest and is the One who invites
towards righteousness; His Bright Light takes away darkness anddestroys it like the radiance of the full Moon.[Dalail-un-Nabuiwat,
Pg.225 Vol.1 - Jawahirul Bihar Pg.96 Vol.1]
The fourth Khalifa of Islam Hazrat Ali Murtuza states,
When the Beloved of Allaah used to speak then Noor (light)could be seen beaming from between his blessed teeth.[Mawahibul
Laduniyah Pg. 270 Vol.1 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg.132 - Zurqaani
Shareef]
After gaining victory and success in Ghazwa-e-Tabook when
Rasoolullah arrived in Madinatul Munawwara, Hazrat Abbas asked for permission from the Prophet to present a few stanzas in his
praise. Mercy unto the Worlds, The Holy Prophet said, My dear
Uncle! Go ahead. Let Almighty Allaah keep your tongue in good
health (One worthy of praising).
Two of these stanzas are being noted below. These have been recorded
in the distinguished works of great Muhaditheen such as Imam
Jalaludeen Suyuti, Muhadith ibn Jauzi, Allama Ibn Hajr, Allama Halbi,Allama Dahlaan Makki, Allama Nabhaani, Allama ibn Abdul Birr,
Allama Haakim and Allama Sharistaani
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On your blessed Birth the earth became bright,
Through the radiance of your light
So in that radiance and in that light
We attain and travel the path of guidance
[Kitaabul Wafa Pg.35 Vol.1 Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.97 Vol.1 -
Jawahirul Bihar Pg.40 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya - Hujatullaahi Alal
Alameen Pg.222 - Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.23 Al Bidaaya Wan
Nihaaya Pg.258 Vol.2]
The blessed and distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Abu Hurairah
states,
When the beloved Prophet used to smile, the walls would glowwith his Noor (Light). [Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.271 Vol.1 -
Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg.133, Shifa Shareef Pg.39 - Commentary
Shamail Tirmizi Pg.16 - Madarijun Nabuiwat (Persian) Pg.12 Hujatullaahi Alal Alameen Pg 689]
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Anas says,
The entire Madinatul Munawwara became bright through the Noor
of the Prophet (sall Allaahu alaihi wasallam) on the day when heentered into the City (Madina). [Tirmizi Shareef Pg.202 Vol.2 -
Mishkaatul Masabih Pg. 547 - Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.119 - Tabaqaat
ibn Sa'ad Pg.221 Vol.1 -Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.68 Vol.1 -
Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg.38 -Seerate Halabia Pg.234 Vol.2 -
Jawahirul Bihar Pg. 60 Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.471 Vol.1 -Madarijun
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Nabuiwat Pg.81 Vol .2]
Now, after examining all the narrations quoted by the Sahaba-e-
Kiraam, it is very clear and obvious that they accepted the Prophet to
be Noor. In the light of Ahadith of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah it is clearthat the claim of the Deobandis that they are the Ahle Sunnah Wa
Jamaat is only a hoax and a fraudulent act as they do not accept the
Prophet (salla Allaahu alaihi wasallam) as Noor. The proper Ahle
Sunnah Wa Jamaat are those who accept the Prophet as Noor and
they are the ones who are known in the world as Sunni Bareilvis.
Those who reject the Prophet as being Noor, say that the Holy
Prophet had wives, He had children, He used to eat and drink and it
is for this reason that He is not Noor (In other words he possessed all
human qualities). They do not accept our Prophet as Noor since he
had wives and children, he ate and drank etc; but the Sahaba of the
Holy Prophet also saw that He had wives, children etc; but still they
accepted him to be Noor.
The Imam-ul-Mufasireen of the Ummat-e-Muhammadi HazratAbdullah ibn Abbas has stated concerning the Tafseer of the Ayat:
Undoubtedly came to you from Allaah a Light (Noor)and a Bright Book. [Surah Maadah Verse.15]
He states:
Verily came to you from Allaah, a light refers to the Holy Prophet
Muhammad . [Tafseer ibn Abbas Pg.72 - Published Egypt]
Bibi Halima Sa'adiya (radi Allaahu anha) was the one who was
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blessed with being the milk mother of the Holy Prophet . She was the
person before whom the Holy Prophet used to eat and drink. Even
she believed that the Holy Prophet was Noor and this has been
explained by Allama Muhadith Ibn Jauzi and Qaazi Thanaullah Paani
Pati (radi Allaahu anhum) as follows:
I never felt the need for a lamp in my house, when I fed the Holy
Prophet (sall Allaahu alaihi wasallam).
She further says, One day Umme Khula Sa'adiya said, O Halima! Do
you leave the fire burning for the entire night in your home and I
replied by saying:
No! I swear by Almighty Allaah that I do not keep the fire burningat all, but this is actually the Noor (light) of Hazrat Muhammad.
[Bayaanul Milaadun Nabwi Pg.54 Tafseer Mazhari]
The second nurse (milk mother) of the Holy Prophet also believed
that Huzoor is Noor. This is obvious from one of the stanzas of the
poem which she said at the time of the passing of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad :
And you were definitely a Noor, A (radiant) sun, and you used to provide brightness in darkness and emptiness. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad
Pg.333 Vol.2]
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After examining the beliefs of a few distinguished Sahaba-e-Kiraam
(radi Allaahu anhum), let us examine the beliefs of the Aunts
(Paternal) of the Prophet :
Hazrat Allama Abdur Rahman Jaami narrates that Sayyida Safiya
the aunt of the Holy Prophet Muhammad says On the eve of the
birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad I was present at his home. I
saw that his Noor (radiance) became more powerful than thebrightness of the lamp.[Shawaahidun Nubuiwat Persian Pg 22]
After the Holy Prophet journeyed into the hereafter, Hazrat Safia
(radi Allaahu anha) said the following stanza due to the sorrow and
thought of the passing of The Holy Prophet . From this, one may
conclude that she also accepted him as Noor (Light).
I am weeping on the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammadwho was really Noor (Light).[Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.329 Vol.2]
It is obvious from the above mentioned narrations that Hazrat Safia
(radi Allaahu anha) always accepted the Holy Prophet to be Noor.
The second aunt of the Holy Prophet , Hazrat Aatika (radi Allaahu
anha) also said that the Holy Prophet was Noor. On the passing ofthe Holy Prophet she said the following:
O eyes! Tear in sadness on the loss of the Noor of the cities, Hazrat
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Muhammad , (it is for him) for whom am I am weeping
That Mustafa , who is Noor and who was sent with
Righteousness and Guidance
[Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.326/327 Vol.2, Published Beirut]
On the passing of the Prophet the third aunt of the Holy Prophet
Sayyida Urwa pointed out what she believed.
This was recorded by ibn Sa'ad in his book Tabaqaat as follows:
Ah! Muhammad is the Noor (Light) unto all cities,(so) let me continue praising you. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa'ad Pg.325 Vol.2]
It is clear that even after knowing and living amongst the blessed wivesand beloved children of the Holy Prophet and even after observing
him eat and drink, the blessed aunts of the Holy Prophet still
believed that he is Noor (Light) and this was their clear and open belief
(aqida).
Let us now examine the belief of the Blessed and Respected Wives of
the Holy Prophet , who are known as the Mothers of the Ummah
Ummul Mo'mineen Hazrat Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allaahu
anha) was the one whom the companions of the Prophet (sall Allaahu
alaihi wasallam) went to when they needed guidance regarding any
issue after the passing of the Prophet . She states:
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It was the time of sahri and I was sewing something when theneedle fell down. Just then the Holy Prophet entered the room and
due to the stream of light flowing from His blessed face, I found the
needle.[Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 Hujatullaahi Alal Aalameen
Pg.688 - Al Qaulul Bad'i Pg.147]
Mulla Ali Qaari and Allama Jalaluddeen Suyuti (radi Allaahu anhum)
narrated that Ummul Mo'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allaahu anha)
says,
In total dark nights, I used to put the thread into the eye of a needlewith the help of the Noor (light) of the Holy Prophet .[Shara Shifa
Hashia Naseemur Riyaz Pg.328 Vol.1]
The cousin of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas says
that the Holy Prophet is Noor. He was always in and out of the house
of the Holy Prophet Muhammad .
The uncle of the Holy Prophet , Hazrat Abbas also says that the
Holy Prophet is Noor. Those nurses who fed the Beloved Prophet
and saw him eating and drinking, those nurses in whose home the
Beloved Prophet lived, walked, ate and drank etc; also believed that
the Holy Prophet is Noor. Those blessed aunts of the Holy Prophet
who saw his wives, his children, and who saw him eat and drink and
who observed the way he lived his life, all believed that he is Noor and
not an ordinary human being.
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Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allaahu anha) was the one that the
Sahaba respected so dearly that after the Holy Prophet (sall Allaahu
alaihi wasallam) passed from this world, they queried from her the
solutions to their problems.Even though she was the respected and blessed wife of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad she still accepted him to be Noor.
Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifa states the following in the most
praised court of the Holy Prophet :
You are such a Noor that the full Moon is brightened by your Noor
and you are with your beauty and elegance a shining sun.[Qasidatun Nu'maan Pg.23]
Clear evidence from the sayings of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, the Ahle
Bait-e-Athaar (radi Allaahu Anhuma), and from the books of the
distinguished Muhaditheen have been presented. After examining
them, tt is as clear and obvious as the brightness of day that although
they possessed knowledge of the eating, drinking, wives and children
of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad they all still believed
without any doubt that he is Noor.
Rasoolullah is the
Most Unique Human Being
Yahi bole Sidra Waale chamane jahan ke thaale
Subhi me ne chaan daale koyi paye ka na paaya
Tuje Yak na Yak banaya Tuje Yak na yak banaya
Tujhe Humd he khuda ya tujhe humd he khuda ya
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The Prophet is the most unique human being and the greatest of
Allaahs Creation. He is so blessed that the Holy Quraan has even
referred to those fortunate Women who came into his Nikah to be the
most unique amongst the women. This status, they attained by entering
into the Nikah of the Most Unique of Allaahs Creation, HazratMuhammad . If barkat upon those who entered into the Nikah of the
Holy Prophet is so great that they become the most unique amongst
women then who can compare or be more unique than that such a
personality as the Holy Prophet ?
It has been narrated on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar
that the Holy Prophet said,
I am not similar to anyone of you[Jaame Tirmizi Pg.97 Vol.1 - Sahih Bukhari Pg.246 Vol.1]
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri reports that the Holy Prophet said,
I am not of your appearance
Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet asked,
Who from amongst you is like me[Sahih Bukhari Shareef Pg.246
Vol.1 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.351 - Abu Dawood Shareef Pg.235]
From amongst the Sahaba-e-Kiraam (alaihimur ridwaan) none of them
said Ya Rasoolallah you are human like us. You have two hands and
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feet, you eat and drink, you have blessed wives and children.
All of them (the Sahaba) are silent and obedient to the saying of the
Holy Prophet . The Sahaba-e-Kiraam did not say that the Holy
Prophet was like them but yet today there are those who have theaudacity to claim that the Prophet is an ordinary human being like
you and I (Allaah Forbid). They say the only difference is that he has
been given some excellence over us. That is definitely not the
difference. One can never compare sinful people like us to Allaahs
most unique and most beloved and most chosen creation Hazrat
Muhammad . In reality, he is our master and we are his servants.
Hazrat Ali says,
I have not seen anybody similar to the Prophet either before ofafter him.[Taareekh-e-Kabeer Pg.8 Vol.1 - Khasaais ul Kubra Pg.181
Vol.1 - Tirmizi Shareef Pg.204 Vol.2]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah says,
I have not seen anyone morebeautiful than the Holy Prophet. Itwas as if the sun was moving on his blessed face.[Mishkaat Shareef
Pg.518]
Another Sahabi-e-Rasool states,
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I have not seen anything cooler and more fragrant than the blessed hand of the Holy Prophet . [Tabraani Shareef Pg.217 Vol.1
published Egypt]
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar states that the Prophet forbade the
Sahaba from keeping Saume Wisaal (continuous fasting without sahri
and iftaar) and the Sahaba-e-Kiraam stated, Yaa Rasoolallah! you
keep Saume Wisaalso the Holy Prophet said,
I am not like (similar to) you. I am given food and water. [Sahih
Bukhari Shareef Pg.246 Vol.1 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.352 Vol.1]
Hazrat Allama Ahmad Qistalaani is the annotator of Bukhari
Shareef. He states,
Make yourself well aware (of the fact) that the physical body of the
Holy Prophet was created in such a way that neither was anyonecreated similar to him in the past andnor will anyone similar to himbe born afterwards.[Mawahibul Laduniyah Shareef Pg.248 Vol.1]
The Blessed Face
of the Prophet
Ummul Momineen Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa radi Allaahu anha says,
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I was sewing something at the time of Sahri and the needle fell
down. I searched for it but it could not be found. Just then the Holy
Prophet entered and through the brightness of His face I found theneedle. [Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 Hujatullaahi alal
Aalameen Pg.688 - Al Qaulul Bad Pg.147]
Mulla Ali Qaari , a distinguished Hanafi Muhadith explained the
belief of Hazrat Aisha (radi Allaahu anha) in his explanation of ShifaShareef as follows:
I used to thread the eye of a needle during dark nights through theBrightness of the face of the Prophet .[Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.156
Vol.1 - Shara Shifa bar Hashia Naseemur RAyaaz Pg. 328 Vol.1]
Ala Hazrat Azeemul Barkat Imam-e-Ahle Sunnat Mujaddid-e-Deen-
o-Millat Maulana Shah Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi says:
Khaana-e-Qudrat Ka Husn Dastkaari Waah WaahKya Hee Tasweer Apne Pyaare Ki Sawaari Waah Waah
The First Khalifa of Islam Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique states the
following concerning the blessed face of Huzoor :
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The face of the Holy Prophet
was bright like the moon.
Once someone mentioned to Hazrat Jabir bin Samura that the face of
the Holy Prophet was like a sword. Hazrat Jabir replied,
No! But His face used to be bright and shone like the sun and themoon. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.515 - Sahih Muslim Shareef -
Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.250 Vol.1 - Zurqaani Shareef - Anwaarul
Muhammadiya Pg.124 Dalail-un-Nubuiwat - Baihiqi Pg.151 Vol.1 -
Shifa Shareef Pg.39 Vol.1 - Khasaais ul Kubra Pg.178 Vol.1
Hujatullaahi alal Aalameen Pg.688 - Darmi Shareef Pg.34 Vol.1 -
Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.482 Vol.4]
The blessed son of Sayyida Fathima Zahra and Hazrat Ali Hazrat ImamHassan Mujataba (radi Allaahu Anhuma) states,
The Holy Prophet was of the greatest stature. His face was asbright as the brightness of the full moon.[Shamail-e-Tirmizi Pg.2
Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.188 Vol.1 Majmaz Zawahid Li ibn Hajr
Makki Pg.279 Vol.8 - Jawahirul Bihar Pg.35 - Dalailun Nubuiwat
Pg.220 Vol.3]
In the words of Imam Zurqaani , Hazrat Fakhrudeen Raazi
explains the blessed face of the Prophet :
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The Prophets face was so bright, that when the Noor from his facewould fall upon the walls they would begin to glitter. [Zurqaani
Shareef Pg.210 Vol.6]
The annotator of Bukhari Shareef Imam Ibn Hajar Asqalani, in his
distinguished book Fathul Baari narrates that a certain Sahabia of the
Holy Prophet went for Hajj and had the opportunity of seeing the
Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam. When she returned to hercountry a person by the name of Abu Ishaaq asked her to explain the
appearance of the Holy Prophet and she said,
His blessed face was like the full moon and I have never seenanyone so beautiful and full of splendour either before or after him.[Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg. 250 Vol.1 - Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.179
Vol.1 - Dalailun Nubuiwat li Baihaqi Pg.153 Vol.1 - Anwaarul
Muhammadiya Pg.196 - Madaarijun Nubuiwat Pg.6 Vol.1]
The Blessed Saliva
of the Prophet
Regarding the saliva of ordinary people like you and I, it is mentioned
that if one spits anywhere or on anything, then it is unhygienic and
carries germs and harmful bacteria that causes illnesses. It is for this
reason that one may even see a sign which says Do not spit hear. It is
unhealthy.However the Luaab-e-Dahan (Holy Saliva) of the Holy
Prophet is not unclean or does not cause illness but it is the cure to
illnesses. Through it, severe illnesses are completely cured just as it hasbeen mentioned in distinguished kitaabs.
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Hazrat Sahl bin Sa'ad states that on the day of Khaibar the Holy
Prophet said, Tomorrow I shall give the flag in the hand of such a
person in whose hand Almighty Allaah will give success and victory
and he loves Almighty Allaah and His Prophet . The followingmorning all the Sahaba (alaihimur ridwaan) presented presented them
selves in the Holy Court of the Holy Prophet and each one wished
that the flag would be given to him but the Holy Prophet said,
Where is Ali ibn Abi Talib?
The Sahaba-e-Kiraam said,
His eyes are hurting (had an eye infection)
The Prophet said,
Ask for someone to call himSomeone was sent to call Hazrat Ali
. When he arrived, the Holy Prophet put his blessed saliva into
his eyes and Hazrat Ali became well and he felt as if there neverwas any pain (in his eyes). [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.563 - Ash'atul
Lamaat {Persian} Pg.664 Vol.4 - Musnad Imam Ahmed Pg.53 Vol.4 -
Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.378 Vol.1]
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Aqeeli bin Habeeb says that his fathers both
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eyes became completely white and he could not see at all,
Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad placed his blessed saliva into
both his eyes and he began to see and I have seen that even at the age of eighty he used to thread a needle (without any effort). [Shifa
Shareef Pg.213 Vol.1 - Mawahibul Laduniyah Pg.379 Vol.1 -
Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg 297 - Zurqaani Shareef - Madarijun
Nubuiwat Shareef]
It has been quoted by Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadith Dehlwi ,
then by Hazrat Allama Qistalaani Shareh Bukhari in his book
Mawahibul Laduniyah and Allama Yusuf Nibhaani in his book
Anwaarul Muhammadiya that:
Once the Prophet gargled into a well, due to which the entire wellbecame fragrant like kasturi and musk. [Madaarijun Nubuiwat Pg.11
Vol.1 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg 200]
The water from the well at the house of the distinguished Sahabi-e-
Rasool Hazrat Anas was very bitter.
The Holy Prophet put his saliva into the well at the house of
Hazrat Anas. The water became so sweet that there was no water
in the entire Madinah Munawwara that was sweeter than that.[Madaarijun Nubuiwat Pg.11 Vol.1 - Anwaarul Muhammadiya Pg.200]
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When Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique was bitten by the snake in theCave of Thawr,
Then the Holy Prophet applied his blessed saliva on the snake bite and the discomfort which he (Abu Bakr) felt began to subside.[Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Pg.433 Vol.3, Published Beirut]
Hazrat Bishr bin Aqraba says, My father was made Shaheed
during Ghazwa-e-Uhud and I went to the court of the Prophet
crying. The Prophet said, Why are you crying? Do you not like
that I may become your father and Hazrat Fathima Zahra (radiAllaahu anha) becomes your mother. The Holy Prophet then ran
his blessed hands over my head. The area on which his hand passed
over always remained black and the rest turned white.
He further says,
I used to stammer when I spoke. He placed his blessed saliva (in
my mouth) and the stammering stopped.[Khasaais-e-Kubra Pg.83 Vol.2]
The Blessed Perspiration
of the Holy Prophet
It is well known that when we perspire it gives out a foul odour and
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causes discomfort to us and to those around us, but it should be noted
that the blessed perspiration of Sayyidul Abraar Hazrat Muhammad
Mustafa possessed a sweet smelling fragrance and was unique in
every way.
The Muhaditheen have explained the Aqida of Hazrat Umme Sulaim
who was the mother of Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Anas . They mention
that Huzoor used to go to the house of Hazrat Umme Sulaim (radi
Allaahu anha) to make Qailula (Rest after lunch). Hazrat Umme
Sulaim (radi Allaahu anha) used to lay a bedspread made from skin on
the ground for him to rest on. He would rest on the skin spread and
would perspire whilst resting.
She used to collect the blessed perspiration of the Holy Prophet
and she used to mix it as perfume. The Prophet asked, O Umme
Salim! What is this? She said, Ya Rasoolallah ! It is your blessed
perspiration. I mix it in my perfume because your blessed perspiration is the best perfume amongst all perfumes. [Mishkaat
Shareef Pg.517 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.488 Vol.4 - Khasaais-ul-Kubra -
Sahih Bukhari Shareef Pg.66 Vol.1]
The Mujaddid of the 14th Century, Ala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam
Ahmed Raza Khan says:
Raafe, Naafe Daafe Shaafe
Kya Kya Rahmat Paate ye Hai
Sheikh-ul-Muhaditheen Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhadith Delhwi
mentions in his book Mustataab Madaarij Shareef that a certain person
wished to send his daughter to her husbands house (marry her) but he
had no perfume so he went into the court of the Holy Prophet and
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there was nothing present.
The Holy Prophet asked for a bottle and placed some perfume in it.
He then put some of his blessed perspiration into the bottle and said,
Mix some scent with it and ask your daughter to use it as perfume.Whenever she used the perfume, the people of Madinah used to smell
the fragrance and they called her home The House of the Fragrant
Ones[Madaarijun Nubuiwat Persian Pg.29 Vol.1 -Hujatullaahi Alal
Aalameen Pg.685]
Intercession of the
Holy Prophet
Shafa'e Roze Jaza tum pe karoro Durood
Dafa'e Jumla bala tum pe karoro Durood
The Holy Prophet is an Intercessor and through the special
permission granted to him by Almighty Allaah, he will intercede on
the day of Qiyamaah. Almighty Allaah in the Glorious Quraan
Azeem states:
Who is there, that can intercede before Him, without His
Permission. He knows whatever is ahead of them and what isbehind them.[Surah Baqarah Verse.255]
Soon your Creator shall raise you to stand at a station,where all shall praise you.[Surah Bani Israeel Verse.79]
Imam Khaazin and Imam Nasfi (alaihimur rahma) have stated thefollowing in the commentary of this verse:
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And theMaqaame Mahmood is a point of intercession for there; all
those who were before and after will praise and honour the HolyProphet . [Tafseer-e-Khaazin Pg.175 Vol.3 - Madaarik Pg.175 -
Tafseer-e-Jalaalain Pg.237 -Tafseer Jaami' ul Bayaan Pg.245]
Imam Bukhari in his kitaab also states that the Holy Prophet was
asked regarding the Maqaam-e-Mahmood and he said,
It is the station of intercession[Jaame Tirmizi Pg.142 Vol.2]
Hazrat Imam Bukhari quotes the Hadith on intercession in the Sahih
Bukhari. In this it is stated:
Then Rasool recited the verse: It is near that your lord may makeyou stand at a place where all should praise you. And he then said,
And it has been promised to your Nabi Muhammad by AlmightyAllaah. [Sahih Bukhari Shareef 1118 Vol.2 - Mishkaat Pg.489 -
Mirkaat Pg.282 Vol.10 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.387 Vol.3]
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Imam Nasfi, Imam Suyuti and Imam Qurtabi (radi Allaahu anhum)
have stated the following concerning the verse of the Holy Quraan,
And verily, soon your Creator will bestow upon you so abundantly that you shall be satisfied (completely pleased). [Surah Duhaa
Verse.5]
When this verse of the Holy Quraan was revealed then the Holy
Prophet said, Then I will never be pleased until every single one of my Ummah is removed from the fire of Hell. [Tafseer Durr
Manthur Pg.361 Vol.6 - Tafseere Qurtabi Pg.96 Vol.20 - Tafseere
Azeezi Pg.318 Vol.4 - Tafseere Madaarik Pg.364 Vol.4]
Imam-ul-Mufassireen Alauddeen Ali bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim
Baghdadi in his Tafseer-e-Khaazin states the following on the
commentary of the verse
And verily, soon your Creator will bestow upon you so abundantlythat you shall be satisfied (completely pleased)that Hazrat Abdullah
ibn Abbas states,
(The meaning of this giving is) the intercession for the Ummah up
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to the time when you become pleased[Tafseer-e-Khaazin Pg.258 Vol.7]
Hazrat Auf bin Maalik states that the Holy Prophet has said,
A certain person came to me from of my Creator and he gave me the
option of either half my Ummah entering Jannat or my intercession
so I accepted the intercession and this is for every such person except those who commit shirk [Mishkaat Pg.494 Jaame Tirmizi Pg.67
Vol.2 - Ibn Majah Pg.330 - Ashatul Lam'aat Pg.404 Vol.4 - Mirkaat
Pg.310 Vol.10 - Mustadrik Pg.67 Vol.1]
Hazrat Ali Murtuza says that the Holy Prophet said,
I will intercede for my Ummah until my Creator summons me
(saying), O Muhammad! Are you fully satisfied then, I will say,O my Creator! I am fully satisfied. [Durr Manthur Pg.361 Vol.6 -
Qurtabi Pg.96 Vol.20 Tafseer Roohul Bayaan Pg.455 Vol.30]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet said,
One (special) Dua of every Nabi is accepted and every Nabi was
swift in making that Dua and I have kept this Dua for the day of
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Qiyamaah for the Shafa'at of my Ummah and this Dua of mine is
one that will reach every that person in my Ummah who died withoutcommitting shirk with Almighty Allaah.[Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.329
- Mishkaat Shareef Pg.194 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.168 Vol.2 - Sahih
Bukhari Shareef Pg.932 Vol.2 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Pg.113 Vol.1 -Fathul Baari Pg.96 Vol.11 - Umdatul Qaari Pg.276 Vol.22 - Irshaadus
Saari - Mustadrik Pg.68 Vol.1-Tirmizi Shareef Pg.600 Vol.6 - Jaame
Sagheer Pg.97 Vol.1-Nihaaya Pg.208 Vol.2]
Hazrat Ubay bin Ka'ab reports that the Holy Prophet said,
On the day of Qiyamaah I will be the Leader and Spokesperson of
all the Ambia (Alaihimus Salaam) and I will be the master of theirintercession. I do not say this out of pride.[Mishkaat Shareef Pg.514
- Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.478 Vol.4 - Mirkaat Shareef Pg.64 & 65 Vol.11 -Tirmizi Shareef Pg.201 Vol.2 - Jaame Sagheer Pg.33 Vol.1 - Mustadrik
Pg.71 Vol.1 - Talkhees Pg.71 Vol.1 - Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.330]
Hazrat Anas bin Maalik says that the Holy Prophet said,
When the people will rise from their graves, then I shall be the first
to rise. I will be their leader when they go before Allaah and I will be
their spokesperson when they are all alone and I will be their
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intercessor when they are stopped in Mahshar and I will give them
hope when they are in despair. The keys of respect and treasures of
mercy will be in my hand on that day Liwa ul Humd (The Flag of
Praise) will be in my hand. From amongst all the people I am the
most exalted near my Creator. Thousands of servants will be goingaround me as if they were eggs and are kept with great care or like pearls all widely spread out. [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.514 - Jaame
Tirmizi Pg.201 Vol.2 - Darmi Shareef Pg.30 Vol.1 - Ash'atul Lam'aat
Pg.477 Mirkaat Shareef Pg.63 Vol.11]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports that the Holy Prophet said,
On the day of Qiyamaah I will be the leader of the children of
Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam). I will be the first to rise from my
grave. I will be the first to start interceding and my intercession willbe the first to be accepted.[Mishkaat Shareef Pg.511 - Sahih Muslim
Shareef Pg.245 Vol.2 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.466 Vol.4 - Mirkaat
Shareef Pg.45 Vol.11 - Ibn Majah Shareef Pg.329]
Hazrat Jaabir reports that the Holy Prophet said,
I am the leader of the Prophets and I do not show any pride. I am
the seal of the Prophets and I do not show any pride, and first of all I
will intercede and my intercession will be accepted and I do not show any pride. [Mishkaat Pg.514, Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.477 Vol.4 -
Mirkaat Pg.63 Vol.11]
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Hazrat Anas reports that the Holy Prophet Muhammad said that
on the day of Qiyamaah, the people will congregate and say
We wish to find someone to intercede for us in the Court of
Almighty Allaah so that He may grant us comfort at this point.
After this, they will go before Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) and say,
O Adam! (Alaihis Salaam) Are you not looking at the people?
Almighty Allaah has created you with his Qudrat and commanded
the Angels to prostrate before you. He gave you the knowledge of the
names of everything.
They will say,
Intercede for us in the court of our Creator so that He may grant us(some) relief at this point.Then Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) will
say, This is not my duty (In other words first open thedoors of Shafa'at). He shall say,
Go to Hazrat Nooh (alaihis salaam) for he is the first Nabi thatAlmighty Allaah sent towards the people on earth.Then they will
go to Hazrat Nooh (alaihis salaam) and he too will say, This isnot my duty(first open the doors of Shafa'at). He shall further say,
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Go to Hazrat Ibrahim (alaihis salaam).
He is the friend of Almighty Allaah.
Then they will go to him and he shall say This is not myduty.He will further say,
Go to Hazrat Moosa (alaihis salaam). He is a special servant of
Almighty Allaah. Almighty Allaah gave him the Tauraat and also
spoke to him.
Thus the people will go before him and he too will shall Thisis not my duty.
Go to Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) He is the special servant andRasool of Almighty Allaah and His Kalima and Rooh.
The people will then present themselves before Hazrat Esa (alaihis
salaam) and he will say, and then say:
Go into the Court of Hazrat Muhammad who is a unique servant
of Almighty Allaah and it is through him that Almighty Allaah hasforgiven those before and after him.Then Huzoor said, They will
come to me
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Then, I shall ask for permission in the Court of Almighty Allaah and permission will be granted. And when I am granted the divine
vision of seeing Almighty Allaah, I will prostrate (make Sajdah). Then
Almighty Allaah will say,
Rise O Muhammad, Ask and request and it will be given, and
intercede and your intercession shall be accepted.
The Holy Prophet has stated, Any person who read laa ilaaha ilal
la and has Imaan in his heart equal to a grain of wheat, He will be
taken out of Jahanum, after this, he will be removed from Jahanum
who has in his heart Imaan equivalent to a speck of flour and then he
will be removed from Jahanum who has in his heart Imaanequivalent to a speck of dust. [Bukhari Shareef Pg.1102 Vol.2 - Ibn
Majah Pg.329 - Mirkaat Pg.276 Vol.10 - Nihaaya Pg.188 Vol.2]
Permissibility of Keeping the Names Ghulaam
Mustafa etc.
Ya Ibaadi kah ke humko Shah ne
Apna banda karliya phir tujko kya
The Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at believe that to keep the names GhulaamMustafa and Abdun Nabi etc as permissible and a means of attaining
blessing, whereas the there are those who oppose it and regard the
keeping of these names to be shirk (associating partners with Allaah).
This belief and false theory of theirs is absolutely incorrect. In reality, it
is totally permissible for us to refer to ourselves as the servants of
Rasoolullah .
Almighty Allaah says in the Holy Quraan:
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You Say, O my servants who have harmed their own souls. Do notbe disillusioned from the mercy of Allaah.[Surah Zumar Verse.53]
One of the persons who is even respected by the Wahabis, Haji
Imdaadullah Muhaajir-e-Makki states as follows concerning the above
mentioned verse of the Holy Quraan: Because the Holy Prophet is
so near to Almighty Allaah, it is permissible to refer to the servant of
Allaah as the servant of the Rasool . Just as Almighty Allaah
states: You Say, O my servants who committed injustice unto their
souls. The one being referred to (in this verse) is none other than theHoly Prophet .[Imdaadul Mushtaaq Pg 93]
Note: In other words the Prophet is being commanded from the
Court of Allaah to refer to those of us who have committed injustice
unto our souls as his servants.
The second Khalifa of Islam, Hazrat Umar Farouk also used to refer
to himself as Abdul Mustafa just as the narration below will show:
When Hazrat Umar Farouk became Khalifa, he stood on the
Mimbar of the Prophet and delivered a sermon and praised
Almighty Allaah and the Holy Prophet . He then said, O people! I
am aware of the fact that you love me dearly and this is because I
lived with the Holy Prophet and I am his Abd (servant / slave) and his Khaadim. [Kanzul Ummaal Pg.147 Vol.3 - Hayaatul
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Haiwaan of Imam Dameeri Pg.787 Vol.1 - Izaalatul Khifa of Shah
Waliyillah Muhadith Delhwi Pg.63 Vol.2]
The Aqida of Hazrat Umar-e-Farouk concerning this issue has
already been examined. This is that Umar-e-Farouk concerning
whom the Holy Prophet said,
Verily shaitaan runs from the shadow
of Hazrat Umar Farouk
Whilst adorning the Mimbar and the Mehraab with the respect and
pride of Islam, Hazrat Umar Farouk announced before great
Sahaba-e-Kiraam and Taabi'een, from amongst whom were great
personalities and great Islamic luminaries such as Hazrat Uthmaan
Ghani and Hazrat Ali Murtuza (radi Allaahu anhum), that he was the
Abdservant and slave of the Holy Prophet .
The Sahaba-e-Kiraam (radi Allaahu anhumul Ajmaeen) did not say,O Umar Farouk! You have committed polytheism. In the presence
of the Sahaba and Taabi'een Hazrat Umar Farouk while standing on
the sacred Mimbar of the Holy Prophet Muhammad is saying that he
is Abdul Mustafa and Abdun Nabiand their is no objection from
the distinguished Sahaba-e-Kiraam or the Taabieen (radi Allaahu
anhum). It is obvious that the silence of the Sahaba and the Taabieen
was testimony to the fact that this was also their belief since silence is
consent. It is evidence that they did not accept this name to bepolytheism but they accepted those who believed in this to be
Mo'min-e-Kaamil.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad said,
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It is necessary upon you to follow my way and the way of my Khulafa Raashideen, as they are the righteous ones. [Mishkaat
Shareef - Tirmizi Shareef Pg.92 Vol.2 - Musnad-e-Ahmad Pg.27 -
Mustadrik Pg.95 Vol.1]
Now, keeping the Holy saying of the Holy Prophet in mind and
examining the statement of Hazrat Umar Farouk wherein he referred
to himself as Abdul Mustafa in the presence of Hazrat Ali , Hazrat
Uthmaan and in the presence of all the other Sahaba and Taabieen
(radi Allaahu anhum) that were present, the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at
keep the names Abdul Mustafa and Abdun Nabi.
My Aa'la Hazrat Sayyidi Imam Ahle Sunnah Ash Shah Imam Ahmed
Raza Khan even in his official seal had the name Abdul Mustafa
written. It used to read Abdul Mustafa Muhammad Ahmed Raza
Khan Bareilvi. It is for this reason that Allama Abu Noor Muhammad
Basheer Sahib Kautilwi has written:
Mere Abdul Mustafa Ahmed Raza Tera Qalam
Dushmanane Mustafa ke waaste Shamsheer he
The Prophet Hears From
Great Distances
Door o Nazdeek ke sun'ne waale wo kaan
kaan la'ale karaamat pe lakho salaam
It is our Aqida that the Holy Prophet is able to hear us even from
great distances. The distinguished Sahaba of the Holy Prophet used
to call out to the Prophet from great distances even at the time of
battles which took place distances away. This was also the manner of
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar . It is well known that he used to call to
out to the the Holy Prophet during the battles he fought in. This has
also been proven by Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas and Hazrat Uthmaanbin Hunaif (radi Allaahu anhum).
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The Sahaba used to call out to the Holy Prophet from both far and
near and their problems would be solved. The companions of the
Prophet called out his Holy Name from great distances to seek hisassistance and in doing so, they displayed their belief that he could hear
them no matter where they were. It is also the saying of the Holy
Prophet ,
I hear that which you do not hear.[Sahih Bukhari Shareef - Sahih
Muslim Shareef - Mishkaat Shareef]
Hazrat Shah Wali Allaah Muhadith Delhwi used to say the
following concerning Dalail e Kheyraat:
I received the authority of Dalail from my Sheikh, Abu Tahir, he
received it from Ahmad Nakhaa, he received it from Sayed AbdurRahman Idrees, He received it from his father Ahmed, he received it
from His grandfather Muhammad, he received it from his
grandfather and He received it from the Compiler of Dalail-e-
Kheyraat Sheikh Sayed Shareef Muhammad bin Sulaiman Al Juzuli.[Intibah fis Salasil]
In the very book Dalail-e-Kheyraat, the Author Hazrat Muhammad bin
Sulaiman Juzuli has quoted this Hadith of the Holy ProphetMuhammad .
The Holy Prophet Muhammad has stated,
I personally hear the Durood of those who love me and I also
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recognise them[Dalail-e-Kheyraat Shareef Pg.22]
A true Muslim always trusts the words of the Holy Prophet and he
will believe that the Holy Prophet hears Duas and Durood from both
far and near and also recognises the one remembering him. From theabove mentioned Hadith it is obvious that the entire world is before the
Holy Prophet . He sees and recognises everyone and everything.
It has been quoted in Tabraani Shareef that the Holy Prophet
Muhammad said,
Recite Durood Shareef abundantly on Fridays since it is a day of
witnesses. Angels present themselves there. When any servant recites
Durood, no matter whom and where he is his voice reaches me.
It is as clear as day from the Hadith that the belief of the Ahle SunnahWa Jama'at is true and proper because the Holy Prophet has stated
that wherever or whoever the person is who recites Durood upon him,
the voice of that person reaches him. This means whether a person is
far or near, in Madinah Munawwara or anywhere else in the world, his
voice reaches the Prophet .
Those who say that the Prophet is not able to hear our Durood
Shareef, present the Hadith wherein it is mentioned that the Angelscarry the Durood into the Court of the Holy Prophet . After
presenting this Hadith, they say that this is proof that the Prophet
does not hear it personally.
The said Hadith is being quoted below: It is mentioned in the Hadith
Shareef as follows:
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When a person recites Durood Shareef then an Angel ascends with
it and presents it before Almighty Allaah. Allaah Almighty says,
Take it to the Holy Grave of my Beloved servant Muhammad so
that he may make Dua-e-Bakhshish for the person who sent the
Durood and he may gain coolness in his eyes.
From the above mentioned Hadith it is cleaer that the Durood is first
presented in the Divine Court of Almighty Allaah and thereafter with
the command of Almighty Allaah, it is presented in the court of the
Holy Prophet . The logic of the deobandis is that if the Durood is
heard by the Prophet then what need is there for the Angels to
present it. It should be noted that this argument is not only
contradicting the power of hearing of the Holy Prophet but it is alsocontradicting the power of hearing of Almighty Allaah since the
Durood is first presented in the Court of Almighty Allaah.
According to their evidence (Allaah Forbid) Will this then not mean
that Almighty also cannot hear from distances as well, if not what need
was there for it to be presented by the Angel?
Note how corrupt beliefs these people hold that it has even contradicted
and opposed one of the attributes of Almighty Allaah. May Almighty
Allaah protect us from such false and corrupt beliefs and groups
(Ameen).
Imam Sakhaawi in his book Mustataab Al Qaulul Badi' quotes a
narration which is also quoted by the deobandis.
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Hazrat Ammaar bin Yaaser reports that the Holy Prophet said,
Verily Almighty Allaah has granted an Angel the power of listening
to the voices of every creation. That Angel will be standing at my graveside when I leave this world. Thus whoever sends Durood
Shareef upon me then he will say, O Muhammad! Certain person
who is the son of certain person has recited Durood. Huzoor has
stated, Any person who recites Durood once upon me. Almighty Allaah bestows his mercy ten times upon him. [Al Qaulul Badi
Pg.112]
From this Hadith one can understand the respect and status of the Holy
Prophet . If the reciter of the Durood is far or near, in Arabia or
outside Arabia in the East or in the West, the voice (of that person) is
heard by the Angel who is standing on duty as a slave and servant at
the Rauza-e-Mubaarak of the Holy Prophet .
The Angel does not only hear the voice of one single person but he
hears the voice of every creation. If this is the hearing power of thatAngel who is a servant and a slave of the Holy Prophet , that it is able
to hear the voice of every creation then what can be said about the
hearing power of the Holy Prophet who is the leader and Rasool of
all the Angels.
Is there any one in their right sense of mind who will believe that the
Angel who is the servant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad is hearing
the Salaam of every person on the Duniya while standing beside the
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Rauza-e-Anwar of the Holy Prophet and the Master of that Angel
who is the Holy Prophet cannot hear the Salaam of His Ummah?
Definitely not! The Master Muhammadur Rasoolullah is aware of
our salaam and hears it and all the Angels and the rest of Allaahs
creation, are all servants and humble slaves at before the MajesticCourt of the Beloved Rasool . Another important fact which is
present in this narration is that the Angel knows the name of every
person sending Durood. He even knows the name of the reciters father
since in the Hadith it has been stated, certain person who is the son of
certain person sends Durood. It is obvious that the person who is
reciting Durood does not say his name or his fathers name before
reciting the Durood. He does not say that I am certain person the son of
certain person.
Now, even though the person reciting the Durood does not give his
name or his fathers name, the Angel who is present in Madinatul
Munawwarah at the Rauza-e-Aqdas of the Holy Prophet is aware of
the name and the fathers name of the sender of the Durood. Now, If
this is the status and knowledge possessed by that particular Angel,
then it is obvious that the Beloved of Almighty Allaah HazratMuhammad Mustafa is definitely aware of the name and fathers
name of the person who is sending Durood upon him. Verily our
Leader Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa is aware of our names and
surnames and of our condition at all times.
Banda mit' Jaye na Aaqa pe wo banda kya hai
Be Khabar ho jo Ghulaamo se wo Aaqa kya hai
This is why Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Delhwi states the
following whilst explaining the verse Throughthe power of Noor-e-Nabuiwat, the Holy Prophet is aware and well
informed of the condition and status of every follower. He knows of
the point where that person has reached in his Deen and what is the
condition of his Imaan and due to which veil it is that he is deprived
of (spiritual) elevation. Thus he is aware of our sins, intentions and hypocritical plans. This is why according to Shariat his testimony
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regarding the Ummah in the world and the hereafter will necessarilybe accepted[Tafseer-e-Azeezi]
Seeking Assistance From
The Awliyah Allaah
Ghaus-e-Azam aap se faryaad he
Zinda phir ye paak millat kijiye
It is absolutely permissible and a means of blessing to seek assistance
from the Awliyah Allaah (Alaihimur Ridwaan) as they are the beloved
servants of Allaah. Almighty Allaah says in the Glorious Quraan:
Then undoubtedly, Allaah is his helper and Jibraeel and (all) the
pious believers and after this, even the Angels will support him.
[Surah Tahreem Verse.4]
In the commentary of the above mentioned verse of the Holy Quraan
Hazrat Allama Aaloosi says that the word Maula in this verse means
Nassir which means Helper.
In another verse of the Holy Quraan Almighty Allaah says:
Your helpers are Almighty Allaah and His Rasool and thoseMuslims who perform Salaah and give alms and make Ruku[Surah
Maaidah Verse.55]
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It is an authentic Hadith of the Holy Prophet that it has been narrated
by Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud that the Holy Prophet Muhammad
has stated, When the animal etc. of any person flees into the woods,
Then he should say thrice, O servants of Allaah help me! O servants of Allaah help me! O servants of Allaah help me! [Hisn Haseen
Pg.163]
Hazrat Allama ibn Juzri says that it has been reported from a certain
person that once one of his animals went astray. He knew the words of
the said Hadith. Through the blessing of this, Almighty Allaah caused
the animal to return to him. Quoting another narration from Tabraani
Hazrat Allama ibn Juzri states,
If one is ever in any need then he should say O servants of Allaah!
Assist me. O servants of Allaah! Assist me. O servants of Allaah!Assist me.After narrating this Hadith Allama ibn Juzri quotes the
Narrator where he says,
I have found that to be very effective.
In Hirz-e-Thameen, the commentary of Hisn Haseen Allama Mulla Ali
Qaari states the following concerning the above mentioned Hadith:
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Certain reliable Ulama have stated that this Hadith Shareef is
Hassan (in merit). It is very much needed by travellers and it is
narrated by great spiritual leaders that this (Hadith) is authentic. (In
other words through it ones problems are solved).
Hazrat Imam Nawawi who is the annotator of Muslim Shareef
quotes an incident:
One of our Sheikhs narrated an incident to me, (He said) my mule
ran away and I had known the Hadith and I immediately said O
servants of Allaah! Assist me, then Almighty Allaah immediatelystopped the mule (from running away).[Kitaabul Azkaar Pg.201]
Muhadith Imam Nawawi states that once I was personally goingsomewhere with a group of people and our animal ran away. Our
catching the animal was in vain, and then I said the words O servants of Allaah! Help me. and the animal stopped
immediately, allowing us to catch it and with the exception of this I did
not do or say anything else.
Hazrat Allama Jalaludeen Suyuti has quoted a Hadith with reference
to Tabraani Shareef on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar
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that the Holy Prophet said,
There are certain of Allaah's servants that have been appointed to
fulfil the necessities of the people. People will call to them in their
times of need. They are protected from the punishment of AlmightyAllaah.[Jaame Sagheer Pg.78 Vol.1]
Allama Abdul Wahaab Sha'raani in his distinguished bookTabaqaatul Kubra narrated many incidents in which the Awliyah have
helped from great distances. A few of these incidents are being quoted
so that the true belief of the Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at is clearly
identified. Allama Abdul Wahab Sharaani states that Hazrat
Shamsuddeen Muhammad Hanafi was performing ablution in his
room when he suddenly threw his wooden sandal into the air.
It disappeared although there was no way for it to exit the room. He
gave the other sandal to his disciple and asked him to keep it until the
first one returned. After some time a certain person from Syria arrived
with the sandal and some money as gifts and said, May Almighty
Allaah give reward you for this.
The man mentioned that the actual incident which occurred as follows:
Once when a thief sat on my chest and was about to slaughter me,
in my heart I said, Ya Sayyidi Muhammadin Ya Hanafiyu then
suddenly this sandal appeared and struck the thief on his chest withsuch force that he became dazed and collapsed and Almighty Allaah
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saved me through your blessing.[Tabaqaatul Kubra Pg.95 Vol.2]
Hazrat Allama Abdul Wahab Sharani when explaining the status
and significance of Hazrat Moosa Abu Imran states:
When any of his mureeds would call out to him from anywhere, he
would answer them even if he was a years distance away or evenmore than that.[Tabaqaatul Kubra Pg.29 Vol.2]
Hazrat Allama ibn Hajar Makki (radi Allaahu anhu) states,
It is from amongst the blessings of the Awliyah Allaah that through
their blessings it rains upon the people (and) fighting is alleviated, if not the earth would be full of destruction.[Fataawa Hadeethia
Pg.221]
Hazrat Allama ibn Aabideen Shaami on the footnote of his
internationally renowned book Raddul Muhtarul Ma'roof says that
Ziyaadi has reported that if any person loses any one of his belongings
then he wishes for Almighty Allaah to return it to him, he should stand
on a high place facing the Qibla and make Faateha and send the sawaab
(reward) to the Holy Prophet and to Sayyid Ahmad bin Alwaan and say,
O my leader Ahmad! O son of Alwaan! If you do not return my lostitem, then it is fine, otherwise I will remove your name
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from the register of the Awliyah
.
With the Barkah of this amal and that Wali Allaah, the lost thingwill be returned.[Raddul Muhtaar Shara Durr Mukhtar Pg.334 Vol.3]
Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Delhwi presents a narration from
Hazrat Sheikh Ahmad Zarookh who is the teacher of Allama Ahmad
Qistalaani the commentator of Bukhari Shareef and also the teacher of
Allama Shamsuddeen Liqaani . He is also well recognised in the
academic and spiritual world. Read this and look at the truthfulness andsincerity of the Ahle Sunnah wall Jama'at. He says,
I am the one who comforts my disciple in his difficult times, whenthe world breaks unto him. If you are in any discomfort, shortage or
grief, then call out to me with the words Ya Zarooq and I willpresent myself.[Bustaan-ul-Muhaditheen]
Those who reject the above mentioned and try to corrupt the minds and
hearts of the simple unsuspecting Muslims are not the Ahle Sunnah
Wall Jama'at nor are they true Hanafis. Those who obtain assistance
from the Awliyah Allaah and believe (The Awliyah) have power over
certain things with the permission of Allaah are the true Ahle Sunnah.
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The Prophet is Our Benefactor
Jis ko dena he dene ko moo chahiyeDene waala he sacha humara Nabi
Almighty Allaah says in the Glorious Quraan,
And how nice it would have been if they had been content with that
which Allaah and His Rasool had given them, and if they had said,
Sufficient for us is Allaah, Allaah bestows upon us of His Grace
and so does His Prophet. And towards Allaah alone do we turn.[Surah Tauba Verse.59]
And it is not befitting to any Muslim man or Muslim woman, that
when Allaah and His Messenger have decreed something, they
should have any choice in their matters, and whosoever disobeys
Allaah and His Messenger, he has undoubtedly gone astray[SurahAl Ahzab Verse.36]
And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved, they should present themselves before you and then seek
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forgiveness from Allaah, and (if) the Prophet should intercede on
their behalf, then definitely they shall find Allaah Most Forgiving,Most Compassionate.[Surah Nisa Verse.64]
(O Beloved Prophet) they ask you concerning the spoils (of war).
Say you, 'the spoils belong to Allaah and His Rasool; so fear Allaah
and remain united amongst yourselves; and obey Allaah and the
Prophet, if you have Imaan (true faith) .[Surah Al Anfal Verse.1]
With the exception of these verses of the Holy Quraan there are also
numerous other verses concerning this from which it can be proven that
through the consent of Almighty Allaah, the Holy Prophet has been
given the power of granting benefit to whomsoever he wishes. It should
be noted that if to make someone wealthy or to bless them with
anything or to intercede for any person is not a way of giving benefit,then what is it?
Even the Sahaba of the Holy Prophet received great blessings and
benefits from the Holy Prophet . Such incidents are also present in the
Ahadith-e-Mubaaraka and will be discussed later on.
The story of Hazrat Esa (Alaihis salaam) is present in the Holy Quraan
that Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) had stated,
I mould for you from sand, a figure resembling a bird, and when I
blow into it, it immediately becomes a bird, through the commandof Allaah. [Surah Al Imran Verse.49]
Now the making of the form of the bird was the action of Hazrat Esa
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(alaihis Salaam). To blow in it was the action of Hazrat Esa (alaihis
salaam). When Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) blew into it then with the
command of Allaah it began to fly. If in this incident the benefit which
is being caused by Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) is not clear then what is?
Almighty Allaah explained this benefit caused by Hazrat Esa (alaihis
salaam) in the Holy Quraan so that his status may be understood.
Hence, the status and personality of our Beloved Rasool is much
more exalted as our Prophet is Imaamul Ambiya. Another verse of
the Holy Quraan is being quoted to show the benefit received through
Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam):
And I cure the one who is born blind and the ones with leprosy,
and I bring the dead back to life, through the command ofAllaah, [Surah Al Imran Verse.49]
If through the command of Allaah, to be cured by Hazrat Esa (alaihissalaam), to be made healthy and to be brought back to life from the
dead is not benefit, then what else can it be called?
How can those (who oppose this) stand before the Christians and say to
them that our Nabi Muhammad Mustafa is not in control of giving
benefit when the proof of their Nabi Esa (alaihis salaam) being in
control of giving benefit is present in our Holy Quraan.
In the instance where Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) went to Hazrat
Mariam (radi Allaahu anha) and told her, I am here to give you a
son, Was Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) not the one that was giving
benefit. However, Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) is also a creation of
Almighty Allaah. This has been explained in the Holy Quraan as
follows:
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He said, I have been sent by your Lord so that I may give you a
pure son.[Surah Maryam Verse.19]
It has also been stated in the Holy Quraan that through the Barakah of
Hazrat Yusuf (alaihis salaam), Hazrat Yaqoob (alaihis salaam)
regained his sight. Is the returning of the sight of Hazrat Yaqoob
(alaihis salaam) not a benefit and advantage? Verily it is. Now the
verse of the Holy Quraan is being quoted where this incident has been
explained. Hazrat Yusuf (alaihis salaam) said,
Take (with you) this kurta of mine and place it over the face of myfather, his eyes shall open.[Surah Yusuf Verse.93]
Then, when the person bearing the good news arrived, he placed
that kurta over the face of Yaqoob. Immediately his eye sightreturned.[Surah Yusuf Verse.96]
After studying the above mentioned verses of the Holy Quraan it is
clear that benefit was gained from Hazrat Esa, Hazrat Yusuf and Hazrat
Jibraeel (alaihimus Salaam).
It is as bright as day that if you ask any ordinary Muslim concerning
the most superior of Prophets, he will say, The final Messenger Hazrat
Muhammad Mustafa is the most superior of all the Prophets, Thus if
benefit can be gained through the other Ambia (Alaihimus salaam) then
how can a Muslim refute this for the Holy Prophet .
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Those who are Muslims will always accept that the Holy Prophet has
the power of giving benefit. He will think of him as the one to turn
towards in his times of need. This is why our Aa'la Hazrat Ash Shah
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan has stated:
Rafa'e Nafa'e Dafa'e Shafa'ekya kya rahmat laate ye hai
Now a few Ahadith of the Holy Prophet
are being quoted to conclude this discussion
Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Maaghir had comitted a serious error, so hewent into the Court of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and said,
O Prophet of Allaah, Purify me
[Mishkaat Shareef - Ashatul Lamaat - Mirkaat - Muslim Shareef]
The Sahabi-e-Rasool had committed an error and was answerable in
the Court of Allaah for this, and yet he is asking the Holy Prophet to
purify and cleanse him. The reason for this is that the Sahabi of the
Holy Prophet knew that he could give benefit to them and this is why
they asked him to asssit them.
The Holy Prophet said,
I am the Distributor and Almighty Allaah is Giver.[Bukhari Pg.16
Vol.1 - Fathul Baari Pg.164 Vol.1 - Umdatul Qaari Pg.48 Vol.2 -
Irshaadus Saari Pg.170 Vol.1 - Mishkaat Pg.32 - Mirkaat Pg.267 Vol.1
- Ashatul Lam'aat Pg.152 Vol.1]
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Hazrat Rabiaa said in the court of the Holy Prophet ,
I ask from you that I may be in Jannat with you.[Mishkaat Pg.86 -
Mirkaat Vol.2 - Ash'atul Lam'aat Pg.396 - Muslim Shareef Pg.193
Vol.1 - Nasaa'i Pg.171]
It is obvious from the Ahadith-e-Mubaaraka that the Holy Prophet is
the one who distributes throughout the universe and verily he who is adistributor in the entire universe definitely has the power of giving
benefit.
Wasila (Mediation)
Khuda Ki Raza Chaahate he Do Aalam
Khuda Chahata he Raza e Muhammad
The Aqida of the Ahle Sunnah wall Jama'at is that Wasila is
permissible. Almighty Allaah says in the Quraan Azeem:
O you who Believe, Fear Allaah and seek a means (Waseela)
towards Him and fight (make jihad) in His way, in hope ofattaining salvation. [Surah Maaidah Verse.35]
And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved,
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they should present themselves before you and then seek
forgiveness from Allaah, and (if) the Prophet should intercede on
their behalf, then definitely they shall find Allaah Most Forgiving,Most Compassionate.[Surah Nisa Verse.64]
With reference to the above mentioned verse the Commentators of the
Holy Quraan have quoted an incident which is being quoted below:
After the passing of the of the Holy Prophet from this physical
world, a villager presented himself before the Rauza-e-Anwar of
Rasoolullah and he placed the dust from the Rauza Shareef on his
head and then said,
Ya Rasoolallah That which you have said, we have obeyed, and in
that which was revealed upon you is this verse: Andverily I have done injustice upon my soul and I am before you to askrepentance from Allaah.On this, a voice was heard from the Rauza-
e-Anwar which said, You have been forgiven. [Tafseer Midraak
Pg.234 Vol.1 - Jazbul Quloob Pg.211]
Almighty Allaah says in the Holy Quraan,
And (even though) before that, they used to pray for victory over
the infidels through the mediation (wasila) of the same Prophet,
but when came towards them that recognized one, who was well
known to them, they rejected him, so the curse of Allaah is uponthe rejecters.[Surah Baqara Verse.89]
With reference to this verse of the Holy Quraan the commentators
have quoted the instances where the Jews asked for Dua through thewasila of the Holy Prophet .
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Sayyidul Mufasireen, Sahabi Rasool Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas
states that when the Jews wished to gain victory over their enemies
they would make this Dua:
O Allaah! We ask to you through the mediation of the unlettered
Prophet that you may grant us victory over the polytheists.[Tafseer Durr Manthur Pg.88 Vol.1]
Hazrat Fakhruddeen Raazi the distinguished author of the
celebrated Tafseer-e-Kabeer, which is the commentary of the Holy
Quraan writes the following concerning the commentary of the above
mentioned verse of the Holy Quraan:
O Allaah! Grant us victory and assist us through the mediation ofthe unlettered Prophet.[Tafseer-e-Kabeer Pg.428 Vol. 1]
Hazrat Abul Aaliyah reports that the Jews made Dua in this manner:
O Allaah send that Prophet whose blessed praise is in our Tauraatso that he may punish the polytheists and execute them.[Tafseer ibn
Jareer Pg.310 Vol.1]
Hazrat Imam ibn Jareer Tabri writes the following concerning this
verse and the Dua of the Jews:
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O Allaah! Send down that Prophet who will bring justice between
us and the people and those people used to gain victory and help
against the others through his mediation.[Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.310Vol.1]
Whilst presenting the commentary on this verse, well renowned
Mufassireen of the Ummat-e-Muslima such as Allama Jalaaluddeen
Suyuti, Allama Sharbeeni, Allama Nasafi etc. said that when the Jews
made Dua to Allaah they would say,
O Allaah! Assist us through the mediation of that Prophet who will
come in the final era, whose praise and qualities we find in theTauraat. [Tafseer Madaarik Pg.47 Vol.1 - Tafseer Jalaalain Pg.14 -
Tafseer Sirajum Muneer Pg.73 - Tafseer Jam'i ul Bayaan Pg.16]
Imam Abdur Rahman bin Jauzi Muhadith writes:
Verily the Jews gained victory over the Aus and Khazratj tribes with
the Wasila of the Propheteven before he was sent.[Kitaabul Wafabi Ahwaalil Mustafa Pg.44 Vol.1]
Hazrat Qatadah states as follows concerning the said verse of the
Holy Quraan:
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The Jews used to ask for victory over the Kufaar of Arabia through
the Wasilaof Rasoolullah . They used to say this, 'O Allaah! Send
that Prophet whose praise we find in the Tauraat so that we maypunish and kill those Kufaar of Arabia.[Kitaabul Wafa Pg.44]
Explaining this verse of the Holy Quraan Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz
Muhadith Delhwi says that they used to say,
O Allaah! Our Creator, We ask of You through the mediation of
the unlettered Prophet whom You have promised us You would send.
Grant us victory and success against our enemies through the
Barakah of this Kitaab which you will reveal unto him after allkitaabs.[Tafseer Fathul Azeez Pg.329 - At Tawassul Bi Nabi Pg.200]
Hazrat Uthman bin Hunaif says that a blind man presented himself
in the court of the Holy Prophet and said, O Messenger of Allaah!
Pray for me that I may regain my sight
The Prophet said, Perform ablution and read two rakaats of Nafil
Namaaz and read this Dua:
O Allaah! Verily I ask of you and towards you I use the mediation
of Nabi-e-Rahmat my Muhammad Mustafa O Muhammad! Verily
I turn through your Wasila to your Creator for my needs so that myneeds may be fulfilled. O Allaah, accept for me the intercession of
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Muhammad [Ibn Majah Pg.100 - Jaame Tirmizi Pg.197 Vol.2 -
Mustadrik Pg.519 Vol.1 - Shifa Shareef Pg.213 - Hisn Haseen Pg.202]
On the explanation of this Hadith, Allama Abdul Ghani Delhwi says,
And the Hadith proves the permissibility of mediation and that of
the Prophet's intercession. This command is during his lifetime and also after his passing from the world. [Misbahuz Zujaaja Bar
Hashia ibn Majah Pg.100]
It has been reported by Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Holy
Proph